All Episodes

Emma Brodie believes in infinite soulmates.

Rachel Wood knows everything.

Laura Brooke Robson is a dating app expert.

Charlotte McConaghy wrote the Book of the Year.

Leodora Darlington sent her heroine to therapy.

Grant Ginder peaked at every age.

Melissa de la Cruz is done with Mr. Darcy.

Madeline Cash is a literary it girl, gnaturally.

Marisa Kashino on the book she can't believe no one wrote before.

Stacia Stark could manage a team of gladiators.

Delusion, persistence, and manifestation: Three authors talk debut novels in Aspen.

Thea Weiss is somewhere between nostalgia and now.

Stephanie Garber is looking for the rabbit hole.

Mayci Neeley, from tennis to MomTok.

Elizabeth Gilbert on what comes after rock bottom.

Sharon Kurtzman on family resilience and the joy of baking.

Sarah MacLean doesn't turn down a dare.

Wally Lamb knows how to make you cry.

Janelle Brown on coming-of-age in the Internet Age.

Prabal Gurung on walking like a girl.

Chioma Okereke said it perfectly.

Kaylie Smith has entered the villa.

Jennifer Weiner on the curse of the pop princess.

Krysten Ritter reveals her kryptonite.

B.K. Borison hears our dating horror stories.

Daniel Black doesn't need your applause.

Layne Fargo on ice.

Kate Fagan does NOT want to be famous.

Daniel Aleman proves writing is the best form of revenge.

Anna Rasche leaves no stone unturned.

Ann Liang on milking her JSTOR access.

Coco Mellors wants you to cry in public.

Laura Dave has a complicated relationship with thrillers.

Chelsea Bieker is obsessed with grocery stores.

Kimberly McCreight on the intensity of mother-daughter relationships

Liz Moore was not a happy camper.

Sarah Pekkanen loves eavesdropping.

Isabel Banta on what makes a perfect pop song.

Rufi Thorpe's persona is a Germanic washerwoman.

Laura Hankin and the romance of friendships in your 20s.

Brynne Weaver and the golden age of smut.

Mai Corland is afraid of birds.

Kaliane Bradley has a crush from 1847.

Rachel Khong on what it means to be a real American.

Emiko Jean may be on a watch list…

Makiia Lucier would never eat a seadragon egg.

Yulin Kuang on what makes an office romance so hot.

Simone Gorrindo on the unusual expectations of a military wife.

Holly Gramazio created every single person's dream attic.

Ashton Lattimore on the fight for freedom in 1830s Philadelphia.

Steve Cavanagh's hangover sent him to law school.

Amy Lin says grief is the final form of love.

Sierra Greer predicts robot girlfriends.

Xochitl Gonzalez owes her college roommate $20.

Cara Bastone is rooting for the nice guy.

Kristin Hannah shines a light on the forgotten women of the Vietnam War.

Avery Cunningham on the melting pot of 1920s Chicago.

Yangsze Choo knows when you're lying.

Rebecca Ross finds magic in everyday life.

Amy Jo Burns on the beauty of regret.

Alex Michaelides is playing with your expectations.

Molly Roden Winter and the perks of open marriage.

Amy Pease is a little too fond of eyebrows.

Emily Austin, family relationships, and phobias of bald men.

Josie Silver is bringing the holiday cheer.

Nita Prose's writing career started on an airplane napkin.

Vanessa Chan on multigenerational storytelling.

Emma Grey's last love note to her husband.

Kate Robb wrote her best spicy scene on the train.

Jonathan Evison infiltrated a Bigfoot expedition.

Anna Pitoniak is thirsty for the CIA.

V.E. Schwab believes in magic.

Jean Kwok and the real life inspiration behind her novel.

Hannah Morrissey has a murder board.

Alix E. Harrow, scary stories, and haunted homes.

Adrienne Young on embracing and accepting life.

Nathan Hill on placebos, self-care fads, and wellness.

Breanne Randall believes in magic.

Etaf Rum on taking ownership of your dreams.

Kate Goldbeck hates writing kissing scenes.

Michele Campbell is back in the courtroom.

William Kent Krueger on making peace with your past.

Summer Special: Jerrod and Brianna Face Off!

Angie Kim found the meaning of happiness.

Emily Habeck thinks sharks contain multitudes.

Adrienne Brodeur is a little superstitious.

Megan Goldin and the dark corners of social media.

Tracey Lange on forgiveness, shame, and moving on.

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray on the friendship that changed U.S. history.

Lisa See honors the legacy of Lady Tan.

Emma Törzs and the secretive world of magical books.

Meg Shaffer's book is filled with games, riddles, and childlike wonder.

Fiona Davis: from actress to journalist to author.

Ashley Audrain says people in the suburbs are not okay.

Mary Beth Keane is listening to your gossip.

Susie Luo on family, food, and the American Dream.

Abby Jimenez says success is the greatest revenge.

Patti Callahan Henry on the importance of fairy tales.

Mikki Brammer visits death cafés.

Crystal Smith Paul on race, fame, and wealth.

Megan Miranda is afraid of high school dodgeball.

Genevieve Wheeler on the power of female friendships.

Michelle Min Sterling misses her burner phone.

Live from New York, it's Curtis Sittenfeld!

Kirthana Ramisetti on why you should Google your spouse.

Sally Hepworth is in a "husband killers" group chat.

Jeannette Walls has family ties to the bootlegging business.

Sarah Penner could conduct a séance.

Victor LaValle loves monsters.

Kristen Loesch writes her own fairy tales.

Jenny Jackson's neighbors are celebrities.

Emilia Hart has a vast knowledge of crows.

Julia Bartz's novel is inspired by female psychopaths.

Eleanor Shearer's book research helped her reconnect with family.

Kate Clayborn destroyed her old journals.

Jessica George says it's never too late to bloom.

Beezy Marsh could never live a life of crime.

Leigh Bardugo is inviting demons to her birthday party.

Lauren Kung Jessen is an online dating success story.

Kayla Olson would reboot her first kiss.

Kate Alice Marshall can't seem to get out of the woods.

Deepti Kapoor's vices are a high-quality glass of vino and watching TV with her cat.

We're wrapping up with hilarious true crime pro-tips from Karin Slaughter.

We're celebrating family, the modern western, and Kali Fajardo-Anstine.

R.F. Kuang should start a secret society.

Stacy Willingham tells us why we're all so obsessed with stories about murder.

Amita Parikh thinks book people should care about sports.

Lily Brooks-Dalton would (maybe) survive the apocalypse.

Alison Cochrun draws inspo from '90s holiday rom-coms.

We're thankful for family, food, storytelling, and Adriana Trigiani

Onyi Nwabineli thinks closure is overrated.

Ruth Emmie Lang talks magical road trips and the American dream.

Matthew Quick is sharing the love.

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Chloe Gong writes a love letter to Shanghai and Shakespeare.

Claudia Lux thinks they serve Jägermeister in Hell

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VBT Brief 4: Halloween Night // Take 2: Flesh and Blood

VBT Brief 4: Halloween Night // Take 1: The Fortune Estate

Sarah Addison Allen believes in the healing power of food.

GennaRose Nethercott hangs out in graveyards.

Laurie Lico Albanese talks Hawthorne, Salem, and cranky witches

Deanna Raybourn is a born assassin.

Carolyn Huyhn celebrates messy women.

Ali Hazelwood starts with the sex scenes.

VBT Brief 3: The Mistake // Take 3: Baby Brain

VBT Brief 3: The Mistake // Take 2: Truth Over Dare

VBT Brief 3: The Mistake // Take 1: My High School Bully

Alice Feeney punched a doctor in the face.

Karin Slaughter might help you bury a body.

Lisa Jewell finds evil characters delicious.

Jillian Medoff asks strangers for help.

Taylor Hahn wants you to start swinging.

Jennifer Hillier thinks we could all be killers.

VBT Brief 2: The Psychic // Take 3: Miss Fortune

VBT Brief 2: The Psychic // Take 2: Keep an Eye Out for Daisies

VBT Brief 2: The Psychic // Take 1: What's Your Name?

Katherine Center feasts on romance novels.

Blake Crouch has seen the future.

Gabrielle Zevin will never stop playing

VBT Brief 1: The Reunion // Take 3: The Not-So-Perfect Landing

VBT Brief 1: The Reunion // Take 2: The Thing About Brad

VBT Brief 1: The Reunion // Take 1: Desdemona and the Family Business

Kali Fajardo-Anstine is a 2-time dropout

Chelsea Abdullah wants a bag of infinite space

Julie Clark is really paranoid

Isabel Cañas is a self-proclaimed "wuss"

Kellye Garrett doesn't love writing

Adriana Trigiani manifested this

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